Human habitats
Some 10,000 years ago cities emerged in the Fertile Crescent. Around that same
time, human beings begun toying with a new technology--agriculture. We often
don't think of agriculture as a technology, but
Live long; don't die at all
My previous essay explored why some organisations die slowly or not at all. One
outcome of that exploration was the identification of organisational culture as
the primary driving force for institutional longevity. Strong,
Die slow, or not at all.
Why do some institutions last long whereas others burn brightly (if at all) for
a moment?
I was inspired to write this some time ago; after reading Patrick Collison's "
fast [https://patrickcollison.com/
Governance heretics
On governance heretics
On progress..
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Last June we hosted the Africa Renaissance Conference
[www.newafricanrenaissance.com]. We’re now a few months away from the
anniversary of the 1st ARC and have started to think about what